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Species Profile

We aim to provide information on wildlife characteristic of Essex.  Search for the species you are looking for, or browse by category, to read where and how to recognise the species, see a photo or more.

New species profiles are added regularly so please revisit the site to view latest updates.

The information provided is accurate to the best of our knowledge.

Essex Wildlife Trust is pleased to acknowledge the work done by Tony Gunton (website www.wildessex.net) to develop the species profile section of the website.

Essex Wildlife Trust is grateful to many photographers who have supplied their photographs for use by the Trust and, wherever we know the photographer name the Trust is pleased to include the appropriate credit box which will show if a user hovers over the particular photograph.

You can use the search box below to search our species database.

Adder

Alder

Alder buckthorn

Ash

Avocet

Azure damselfly

Badger

Barn owl

Bee orchid

Bell heather

Birdsfoot trefoil

Bittern

Black knapweed

Black poplar

Blackbird

Blackthorn

Blue tit

Bluebell

Bluetailed damselfly

Brimstone

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